COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Ennis House
Alternate Title:
Ennis-Brown House
Image View:
Entry area off court, from northwest through gate
Creator:
Frank Lloyd Wright (American architect, 1867-1959)
Location:
site: Los Angeles, California, United States
Location Note:
2607 Glendower Ave
GPS:
+34.1160130-118.292738
Date:
1924 (creation)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Modernist; Modern; Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
house
Classification:
architecture
Material:
concrete block
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Measurements:
10,000 ft2 (area)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; dwelling
Description:
The Ennis House is a building located in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, south of Griffith Park. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Charles and Mabel Ennis in 1923, and built in 1924. Following "La Miniatura" aka Millard House (Pasadena) and the Storer and Freeman House (Hollywood), the building is the fourth and most monumental of buildings in northern Los Angeles constructed mostly of interlocking pre-cast concrete blocks (Wright's " textile block" style). Its design was based on ancient Mayan temples and along with other buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright (A.D. German Warehouse, Wisconsin and Hollyhock House, Hollywood), the Ennis House is sometimes referred to as an example of the Mayan Revival style. Its prominent detail is the relief ornament on its textile blocks, inspired by the symmetrical reliefs of Mayan buildings in Uxmal. The Ennis House has been designated as a city, state, and national landmark. It is also on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2005 list of
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Three
Identifier:
1A1-WFL-ER-B6
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Ennis House
